Injection of dobutamine, 250 mg at Samaritan Hospital

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DOBUTAMINE 500 MG/250 ML (2,000 MCG/ML) IN 5 % DEXTROSE IV

Troy, NY

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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $15 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 31% of the 2,213 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1250. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J1250 at Samaritan Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 27 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · fee schedule · both	$6	$7	$3	35%	—	$6 – $11
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
4	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
5	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
6	Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
7	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ascend facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
8	Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
9	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
10	Premera blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
11	Regence blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
12	Wellmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
13	Wellmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$10	$4	35%	—	$7 – $15
14	Anthem empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$11	$4	35%	—	$8 – $16
15	Anthem empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$11	$4	35%	—	$8 – $16
16	Excellus empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$11	$4	35%	—	$8 – $16
17	Excellus empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$11	$4	35%	—	$8 – $16
18	Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · both	$12	$16	$6	35%	—	$12 – $24
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both	$13	$18	$6	35%	—	$13 – $26
20	Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · both	$18	$24	$8	35%	—	$18 – $35
21	Medical Mutual aetna facility · fee schedule · both	$18	$24	$8	35%	—	$18 – $35
22	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$19	$25	$9	35%	—	$19 – $38
23	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$50	$51	$30	59%	—	$14 – $88
24	MultiPlan beech street facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$56	$57	$34	59%	—	$16 – $99
25	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$56	$57	$34	59%	—	$16 – $99

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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